Zarqa in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Zarqa sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 109 mm of precipitation over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Zarqa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zarqa's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Precipitation
- 109 mm
- 20 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Zarqa in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Zarqa reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Zarqa
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Zarqa weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 4° | 42 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 14° / 5° | 40 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 18° / 8° | 28 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 23° / 11° | 11 | 2.9 | 0 | 12.8 | 8.4 |
| May | 28° / 15° | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 13.6 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 31° / 18° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 14.1 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 33° / 20° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 5.0 |
| Aug | 33° / 20° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 31° / 18° | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 27° / 15° | 6 | 1.6 | 0 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| Nov | 20° / 10° | 16 | 3.8 | 0 | 10.4 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 15° / 6° | 27 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 5.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Zarqa gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 20 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Zarqa?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Zarqa for sightseeing.
What to pack for Zarqa in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Zarqa sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.
UV index in Zarqa in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zarqa peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Zarqa in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Zarqa is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 46 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 47 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | Poor |
| Feb | 50 | Poor |
| Mar | 51 | Poor |
| Apr | 50 | Poor |
| May | 43 | Poor |
| Jun | 35 | Moderate |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 32 | Moderate |
| Sep | 38 | Poor |
| Oct | 43 | Poor |
| Nov | 47 | Poor |
| Dec | 47 | Poor |
Where is Zarqa?
Zarqa sits at 32.1°N, 36.1°E, 625 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Russeifa, 7.0 km away.
Topography around Zarqa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zarqa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarqa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,878 m.
The land around Zarqa is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.
Jordan travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type B / C / D / F / G / J
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 42% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,348
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 89%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 17
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 426
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Zarqa (32.0727°, 36.088°, elevation 625 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.